| The new .vantronix Firewall Release FW.49 | |
.vantronix releases a new software version of the .vantronix Firewall Operating System
(.vtFOS) every six months. The new version includes some important new features,
extensions and improvements compared to the previous FW.48. release.
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The latest .vantronix software
platform is based on OpenBSD
(www.openbsd.org) version 4.9,
the most secure operating
system that emphasizes
portability, standardization,
correctness, proactive security
and integrated cryptography. OpenBSD 4.9
features significant improvements in networking,
security and scalability and includes some of
.vantronix contributions (NAT64) in these areas.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
allows interconnected remote
gateways with authenticated
and encrypted tunnels and road
warriors to connect to the
corporate network. The FW.49. release enhances
the .vantronix VPN portfolio with improved
robustness and interoperability in the IKEv2
daemon, the next generation VPN protocol. IKEv2
combines the benefits of IPsec VPNs with the
flexibility of SSL-VPNs. IKEv2 is based on open
standards and interoperates with the integrated
Windows 7 IKEv2 client and all other
implementations.
This significant performance
improvement of the routing and
firewalling performance has
been achieved by optimizing
the .vantronix networking stack
and device driver performance.
The system will handle smoothly network overload
conditions (like DoS) as it stays responsive and
handles high traffic loads at the same time. Below
is the example of the improved performance for
the .vtFW-C2 appliance.
| FW.49 | 9.0Gbps | 3.0Gbps | | FW.48 | 8.0Gbps | 2.5Gbps |
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The latest release introduces
new functionalities new
userland firewall proxy for
Microsoft Windows RPC, Sun
RPC, and Oracle TNS, enhanced
routing features like
NAT64/NAT46, generic network stack
improved IKEv2 robustness and
, and support AES-NI and
OpenSSH version 5.8 support. Detailed release
notes are available via the website using your my
vantronix account.
Multiprotocol Label Switching
(MPLS) is an enterprise
routing and networking
mechanism for high-
performance
telecommunications and
metropolitan area networks that directs and carries
virtual networks between distant nodes. The
combination of MPLS, full BGP and .vantronix
routing domain allows Virtual Routing and
Forwarding (VRF) configurations to be created in
your network. Service BGP and service OSPF have
been improved in release FW.49.
The new .vantronix Firewall
Manager is a cross-browser
graphical user interface that
uses the latest HTML5 web
technologies to provide a
powerful GUI with a clean and structured design. IT
performs at the speed of a native application and
does not feel like a traditional click-and-wait web
interface. The Firewall manager also included
powerful monitoring and logging capabilities; the
logging allows to display, search, sort and filter
occurred systems and inspection events in real
time, and to define, load and save custom logging
filters. The modular .vantronix command line
interface (amCLI) is the backend of the Firewall
Manager all GUI content is based on CLI
commands that are exchanged with the appliance
and rendered on the client. The GUI does not
conflict with the CLI and experienced users can
continue to access it via SSH or the out-of-band
console.
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